• DocumentCode
    2084159
  • Title

    Experimental demonstration of secure quantum key distribution using macroscopic non-classical optical pulses

  • Author

    Funk, Andrew C. ; Raymer, M.G. ; Berry, D.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Oregon Center for Opt., Oregon Univ., Eugene, OR
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    21-21 May 2004
  • Firstpage
    417
  • Lastpage
    419
  • Abstract
    We present experimental results for a proof-of-principle demonstration of a quantum key-distribution system using macroscopic non-classical optical pulses. The results show a bit error rate of less than the 11% threshold required for absolute security
  • Keywords
    error statistics; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication; optical squeezing; quantum cryptography; telecommunication security; bit error rate; macroscopic nonclassical optical pulses; secure quantum key distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-778-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1366824